Navigation Drill

1 in 60 Rule Trainer

You're abeam the lake and off track. Work out the heading correction back onto a direct track to your destination.

Correct 0/0

Schematic — off-track distance exaggerated, not to scale

Total track

– nm

Flown (home → lake)

– nm

Off track

– nm

Your answer — working is optional, the heading correction is graded

Track error (optional)

Correction angle (optional)

Heading correction — magnitude and direction

The 1 in 60 rule — quick reference

If you've flown 60 nm and you're 1 nm off track, your track error is 1°. Scale it for any distance: Track error = (off track × 60) ÷ miles flown Correction angle = (off track × 60) ÷ miles to go The track error turns you parallel to your planned track; the correction angle closes the gap so you arrive on track. Add them for the total heading correction. If you're off track to the left, you correct to the right, and vice versa.

EST. HEADING — WORK IT, THEN FLY IT